Stellenbosch Vineyards

Stellenbosch Vineyards is a leading wine producer and exporter set in the heart of South Africa’s wine industry - the picturesque Stellenbosch wine region.

Passionate about wine, committed to our partnerships and proud of our rich heritage, the story of Stellenbosch Vineyards dates back to 2004 when the merger of Stellenbosch Vineyards and Vinfruco took place on the historic Welmoed farm, one of the oldest proclaimed farms in the Stellenbosch district.

Internationally celebrated for our exceptional brands and pioneering performance, we work in partnership with our customers to produce innovative, branded and private label products. Exporting 80% of our unique portfolio of brands to 39 countries around the globe, we service a selection of customers within the FMCG and wine sales sector. Our brands include, The Flagship, Credo, Stellenbosch Vineyards, Four Secrets, Welmoed, Infiniti, Arniston Bay, Versus and Infusions.

Celebrating our deep heritage, Stellenbosch Vineyards is now entering a new and exciting period in our journey. Our strategic intent and brand promise is reflected in our updated corporate identity and reestablished Stellenbosch Vineyards Collection of Fine Wines.

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Our Tasting Room

Enjoy the picturesque views of the Helderberg mountains whilst exploring our award-winning wines with a tasting and complementing charcuterie platters at our tasting room. Sit back and relax, glass in hand, by the fire, or outside soaking up the sun.

Stellenbosch Vineyards tasting (R30pp): Taste a selection of five wines, tasting fee to be waivered with any wine purchase.

Wines are available at cellar door prices at our tasting room. Visit Our Wines section for an overview of our distinctive portfolio of wines.

Food platters prepared by the restaurant, Bistro 13, is available to pair with the tastings. For groups of eight or more, please contact our tasting room to book your reservation. Please ensure that bookings are made and confirmed at least 48 hours in advance.

Welmoed Estate, R310 Baden Powell Drive, Stellenbosch

GPS Coordinates: 33o59’26.24”S 18o46’00.23”E

Tel: +27 21 881 8062

Fax: +27 21 881 3102

Wine tasting and sales:

Monday-Friday 09:00 - 18:00

Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10:00 - 17:00

Closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Make the most of your visit to us and be responsible at the same time by using a private guided tour from La Rochelle Tours. Non-guided tour options also available.

Chef Nic van Wyk's Bistro 13 is situated adjacent to our tasting room. Guests can enjoy the view while enjoying a food and wine experience with classic roots and a focus on South African flavours.

Chef Nic van Wyk's past includes judge on KykNET's Kokkedoor show, as well as co-founder of Terroir restaurant.

The restaurant welcomes guests of all ages, with open grass and dream-weaver jungle gyms for children to play. The Munchkin Menu has healthy kids options, sausage with mash and peas, and fish fingers with ‘green’ (courgette) fries – all served on colourful plates. Ice cream chocolate sauce or jelly and custard should keep them happy too.

Price range:

Lunch and Dinner: R280 for three courses (excluding wine)

Munchkin Menu available for kids.

The restaurant menu changes seasonally, with smaller changes also being made during seasons as produce becomes available.

Meet Our Winemakers

Abraham De Villiers

Abraham's main task is to procure and blend the best possible wines for Stellenbosch Vineyards ranges, including big commercial sellers Arniston Bay and Versus. He's also involved in the barrel selection for the Credo and Stellenbosch Vineyards ranges.

He completed his Hons BSc in Oenology at the University of Stellenbosch and joined the company in 2004. Recently, Abraham also completed his SMDP at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB).

Abraham is also no stranger to accolades with a Best in Class at the International Wine and Spirits Awards for some of the earlier vintages of the Arniston Bay Chenin Blanc Chardonnay, proving that with careful winemaking, one can achieve excellence in a commercial brand.

"Every wine starts in the vineyards already with the selection of specific blocks. Each wine is tasted and blended so many times to get the right style that I lose count. Wine is as much a science as it is passion and trusting your instinct and your tasting capabilities."

Bernard Claassen

Bernard is responsible for primary production in the Welmoed cellar and oversees the whole winemaking process, from grape intake to bottle-ready wine. He completed his first harvest on Welmoed in 2000 while still a winemaking student at the University of Stellenbosch and joined the company in 2004. Recently, Bernard completed his SMDP at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB).

Some of his winemaking successes include the double gold Veritas stunner, the Credo Chenin Blanc 2010 and the limited release The Flagship Petit Verdot 2010.

His winemaking goal?

"Obviously one wants recognition for the quality of one's work and the way for this is probably to win a few accolades along the way. But honestly I just like to make great wines that always over-deliver and that can be enjoyed by everyone."

Stellenbosch Vineyards Pizza & Wine Festival

Two days of good wine, food and music seems to be a winning recipe. It’s also exactly what you can expect to experience at the 2017 festival, hosted at Stellenbosch Vineyards on the historic Welmoed Wine Farm just outside of the picturesque town of Stellenbosch. This festival is the ideal festival for friends, family and acquaintances to enjoy the perfect combination of pizza and wine, whilst mingling with the estate’s winemakers, local artisanal chefs and musicians.

The 2nd edition of the Stellenbosch Vineyards Pizza & Wine Festival is happening on 25 and 26 March 2017 at the picturesque Welmoed Farm in Stellenbosch.

On offer:

A variety of pizzas and other rustic foods creatively prepared to tantalise your tastebuds.

A wide variety of wines from produced by Stellenbosch Vineyards, including the Stellenbosch Vineyards signature range, the hand-crafted Welmoed heritage selection, the innovative Infusions range of wine-based refreshments and many more.

Live entertainment.

A relaxed atmosphere on the lawn under the trees and stylish tasting room.

Fun-filled activities for the kids.

Tickets cost R160 per person and includes entry, a tasting glass, five wine tasting coupons, R30 pizza discount vouchers and the live entertainment. Book directly via www.webtickets.co.za.

Come and enjoy the beauty that the Stellenbosch winelands has to offer; a wide selection of wines from Stellenbosch Vineyards, tastes from local restaurants and food vendors, music and more.

The festival open times are:

Saturday, 25 March 2017 – 10am to 5pm

Sunday, 26 March 2017 – 10am to 5pm

Our Company

Our dream is to be the most admired South African wine business. This dream unites us as a team to make wines of excellent quality in an ethical, entrepreneurial way and to forge long-term sustainable and profitable business partnerships.

MISSION

To be an entrepreneurial consumer driven organisation that unlocks potential, generates wealth and adds value to stakeholders through innovative thinking, creative solution finding, decisive decision making and energetic execution.

ABOUT US

Stellenbosch Vineyards, as a company, is divided into three core divisions:

The Stellenbosch Vineyards Collection of Fine Wines consists of our super and ultra-premium family of wines, offering wine enthusiasts an exquisite selection of wines that truly reflect the excellence of its terroir.

Our Western Cape Wines consists of our commercial volume drivers that are readily available to the consumer. Offering great quality and value, these products place the consumer preferences first.

The Innovative Products division is sorely focused on driving innovation in the company through the development and introduction of groundbreaking products in the industry.

OUR CAPABILITIES

Our company premises boast a selection of facilities that provides us with the competitor advantage of servicing customers. This includes a laboratory, bottling facilities, as well as warehousing and exporting facilities.

Our warehousing and operations are well-equipped to export our products into other countries in worldwide through our export department and an established distributor network.

BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY

We hold memberships to the SA Liquor Bottlers Association (SALBA), Agricultural Ethical Trade Initiative (WIETA) and Wines of SA (WOSA). We are also members of the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA) and we subscribe to their Code of Commercial Communication.

CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT

As one of the leading wine producers and exporters in South Africa, we as a business pay great attention to the economic, human and environmental strengths of our country. It is with this attention that we strongly support our local grape farmers that focus on social issues.

We subscribe to ethical and sustainable winemaking and are certified by WIETA, a body that regulates ethical standards in the industry.

Stellenbosch Vineyards encourages the upliftment of neighbouring farms and has played a major role in the establishment of Thandi Wines – the first Fairtrade wine brand worldwide. Today, Thandi is South Africa’s biggest black-owned exporting wine company with approximately 250 farm worker families as shareholders.

Our newest venture is the launch of Enaleni Vineyards, a wine farm that produce Fairtrade-accredited wines of the highest quality. This means adopting the business function of Enaleni Vineyards with regards to marketing, skills development, distribution, finance and winemaking.

Terms & Conditions

Terms of Use – Stellenbosch Vineyards

Stellenbosch Vineyards.co.za and all its associated brand pages (the "website") is an internet-based wine information and wine retailer service provided by Stellenbosch Vineyards (Pty) Ltd and third party companies offering associated services.

These Terms of Use

Your access to and use of the Website is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below, including all exhibits hereto. Please examine these carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be legally bound by the terms of use set forth below. You may not access or use the Website should you not want to be bound by these terms and conditions. It is your responsibility to review this documentation regularly, and to ensure that you agree with any amendments to these terms of use. If you do not agree with any amendments to these terms of use, you may no longer access the Website. Chapter VII of the ECT Act grants certain rights to any natural person who enters or intends entering into an “electronic transaction” with us on the Website. None of these terms of use are intended to limit the rights so granted by the ECT Act.

Legal age and capacity

You may not access the Website and may not accept these terms of use if you lack the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract with us; are a person barred from accessing the Website under the laws of the Republic of South Africa or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you access the Website. By accessing the Website and/or the content you represent and warrant that you are of full legal age, or are emancipated or have your guardian’s consent to enter into a contract being these terms of use. The Sale of Wine to Minors is Prohibited by LawThe age at which wines may be sold and delivered to persons is legislated in each country. In the Republic of South Africa, United Kingdom and the European Union wines may be sold and delivered only to persons who are at least 18 years of age. In the United States of America wines may be sold and delivered only to persons who are at least 21 years of age. By ordering from the Website you affirm that you are at least of the applicable legal age and that the person to whom your wine will be delivered is also of applicable legal age. When the wines are delivered, the person receiving delivery may be required to show identification proving that he or she is of applicable legal age. Intellectual Property RightsAll the content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, icons, designs, colours, layout and trademarks are the intellectual property of Stellenbosch Vineyards and its associates or licensed to Stellenbosch Vineyards and as such protected by South African and International Intellectual Property Law.

Privacy

We shall take reasonable steps to protect your personal information. For the purposes of this policy “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000. We may electronically collect, store and use personal information with your consent (if you don't consent to this, please do not access or register on the website). This personal information includes, but is not limited to, the following:• name and surname;• age and/ or birthday;• verification that you are of legal age;• gender;• address and contact details including your- email address;- phone number/s;- country of residence;- area or postal code;• personal preferences if provided;• browsing history;• purchase history;• non-personal browsing habits and click patterns;• IP address.• We collect, store and use the personal information described in order to (but not limited to the following):• communicate information to you regularly, for example through newsletters;• compile and maintain the website and client database;• enable us to make relevant wine recommendations on a personalised basis;• register and/or authenticate users of and/or visitors to the website;• compile non-personal statistical information about browsing habits, click patterns and access to the website;• attract suppliers by showing anonymised information about the database, for example demographics;• participate in affiliate marketing relationships by tracking visitor origin through the use of cookies;• track client database size and growth, and• track compliance of registrants and third parties with these terms of use.

The personal information is collected either electronically (for example, through the use of cookies) or is provided voluntarily, in writing or verbally, by users of and/or visitors to the website, at wine shows, at the tasting room or any other event. You may determine cookie use independently through your web browser settings. You may request details of your personal information which we collect, store and use. The process you should follow is detailed in our Promotion of Access to Information manual, details of which are set out elsewhere. In the event that your personal information is inaccurately or incompletely reflected in our database, you agree that it is your responsibility to notify us of this fact and to supply us with the accurate or complete information to enable us to address your concerns. Personal information collected from you may be deleted from the website and member databases when you unsubscribe from any of our communications to you, or when you specifically request so. We may compile, use and share any of the information that is anonymised and/or does not relate to a specific individual. We will never share, disclose or sell the personal information unless we are required to do so by law.These terms also make reference to sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (hereinafter “the POPI Act”), a copy of which may be obtained under the POPI ACT.

Disclaimer

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”. ALTHOUGH WE TAKE STEPS TO VERIFY INFORMATION PRESENTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT, RECOMMENDATION OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN, DISPLAYED ON, LINKED TO OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT OTHER USERS MAY PUBLISH TO THE WEBSITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS ON THE WEBSITE WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.WHILST WE TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN OUR OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER WE OR STELLENBOSCH VINEYARDS’ ASSOCIATES SHALL BE LIABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR DAMAGES HOWEVER ARISING AND WHATEVER THE CAUSE, IN PARTICULAR PURSUANT TO AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR FROM YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE. WE WILL USE REASONABLE ENDEAVOURS TO MAKE THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO YOU, AND KEEP THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT ALL TIMES. HOWEVER, YOU AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY OR ARISING FROM THE UNAVAILABILITY OF, ANY INTERRUPTION IN, YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE (EITHER IN PART OR AS A WHOLE) FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER.

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YOU HEREBY INDEMNIFY US AND STELLENBOSCH VINEYARDS’ ASSOCIATES FROM ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, DAMAGES, LIABILITY, CLAIM OR DEMAND DUE TO OR ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE.

Rights infringement

If you are of the view that your rights have been infringed through the unlawful use of the Website in any way whatsoever, you may address a complaint to us which satisfies the following requirements and/or contains the following information:• the full names and address of the complainant;• the written or electronic signature of the complainant;• identification of the right that has allegedly been infringed;• identification of the material or activity that is claimed to be the subject of unlawful activity;• the remedial action required to be taken by the service provider in respect of the complaint;• telephonic and electronic contact details, if any, of the complainant;• a statement that the complainant is acting in good faith;• a statement by the complainant that the information provided is to his or her knowledge true and correct.

We will investigate the complaint on receipt of a complete and properly formulated complaint notice and will take appropriate action where necessary. Such action may include, but is not limited to, removing the offending content from the Website and/or suspension or termination of the offending registrant or third party.

Dealings With Third Parties

LINKS AND IFRAMES TO AND FROM THE WEBSITE FROM AND TO OTHER WEBSITES BELONGING TO OR OPERATED BY 3RD PARTIES (“HYPERHYPERLINKED WEBSITES”) DO NOT CONSTITUTE OUR ENDORSEMENT OF SUCH HYPERLINKED WEBSITES OR THEIR CONTENTS, NOR DO WE NECESSARILY ASSOCIATE OURSELVES WITH THEIR OWNERS OR OPERATORS. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND FAMILIARISING YOURSELF WITH ANY TERMS OF USE WHICH WILL GOVERN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SUCH THIRD PARTY. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HYPERLINKED WEBSITES AND YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, GOODS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH ANY SUCH HYPERLINKED WEBSITES OR FOR ANY DAMAGE, DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER LOSS CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH CONTENT, INFORMATION, GOODS OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH ANY SUCH HYPERLINKED WEBSITES. YOU AGREE THAT WHERE YOU ACCESS HYPERLINKED WEBSITES, YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR INTERACTION, CORRESPONDENCE OR BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH 3RD PARTIES WHICH ARE REFERRED TO OR LINKED FROM OR TO THE WEBSITE IS SIMILARLY ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH 3RD PARTY INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICES, AND ANY TERMS, CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH INTERACTION, CORRESPONDENCE OR BUSINESS DEALINGS.

Arbitration

If any dispute arises between us regarding any provision of these terms of use, or its application or termination, then we agree that we will attempt to resolve said dispute informally by means of joint co-operation or discussion between the parties directly involved in the dispute within 5 business days after that dispute arises or such extended time period as we may agree to. In the event we are unable to informally resolve our dispute, that dispute shall be finally resolved in accordance with the Rules of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa by an arbitrator appointed by the Foundation. Arbitration proceedings shall take place in Paarl or Cape Town.This clause shall constitute your irrevocable consent to the arbitration proceedings, and you shall not be entitled to withdraw your consent or to claim that you are not bound by this clause. We may, at our discretion, waive this clause and permit our dispute to be resolved using an alternate dispute resolution process.Any award that may be made by the arbitrator• shall be final and binding;• will be carried into effect; and• may be made an order of any court to whose jurisdiction the parties to the dispute are subject.Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this clause shall be construed as precluding either party from applying to court for a temporary interdict or other relief of an urgent nature, pending the decision of the award of the arbitrator in terms of this clause. This clause is severable from the rest of this agreement and shall therefore remain of full force and effect even if this agreement is terminated or cancelled for any reason at any time. We may monitor your communicationsSubject to the provisions of the RIC Act, you agree to permit us to intercept, block, filter, read, delete, disclose and use all communications you send or post to the Website and/or to our staff and/or employees. You agree and acknowledge that the consent you provide above satisfies the “writing” requirement specified in the ECT Act and in the RIC Act.

Applicable Law

The website is created, maintained and controlled in the Republic of South Africa and as such the laws of the Republic of South Africa and the jurisdiction of the South African Court govern this user agreement and the use or inability to use the Website. Change to User AgreementStellenbosch Vineyards reserves the right to make changes to the Website and this user agreement at any time without notice.

Disclosures required by the ECT Act

In as far as transactions on the Website are classified as “electronic transactions” in terms of the ECT Act, we disclose the following information in terms of Chapter VII of the ECT Act:Our full name and legal status: Stellenbosch Vineyards (Pty) Ltd., a private company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Registration number: 1997/000593/07Street address: R310, Welmoed Estate, Baden Powell drive, Lynedoch, 7603Postal address: P. O. Box 465, Stellenbosch, 7599

PAIA

Promotion of Access to Information Act

MANUAL PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51 OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT NO.2 OF 2000 ('the Act') FOR Stellenbosch Vineyards (Pty) Ltd including the following subsidiaries: • Wine People Europe LimitedStellenbosch Vineyards (Pty) Ltd including the following associates: • Thandi Wines (Pty) LtdThe Stellenbosch Vineyards Group Ltd including the following subsidiaries:

Company Overview:Stellenbosch Vineyards is engaged principally in the manufacture processing and packaging of products of the vine and the distribution thereof to wholesalers and retailers as well as directly to members of the public. It is known internationally for brands such as Welmoed Arniston Bay Versus and Kumkani.

PART II(Information required under section 51(1)(b) of the Act)A guide on how to use the Act is to be compiled by the Human Rights Commission in terms of Section 10 of the Act by no later than August 2003. Any queries should be directed to:

PART IIICategories of records which are available without a person having to request access in terms of the Act:• Annual Report• Annual Financial Statements• Organisational Structure• The website www.stellenboschvineyards.co.za

PART IV(Information required under section 51(1)(d) of the Act)Records are kept as required by the following legislation:

• The requester must use the prescribed form to make the request for access to a record. This must be made to the contact person given in Part I above. This request must be made to the address, fax number or electronic mail address as given in Part I above.

• The requester must provide sufficient detail on the request form to enable the contact person to identify the record and the requester. The requester should also indicate which form of access is required and specify a postal address or fax number in the Republic. The requester should also indicate if, in addition to a written reply, any other manner is to be used to inform the requester and state the necessary particulars to be so informed.

• The requester must identify the right that is sought to be exercised or protected and provide an explanation of why the requested record is required for the exercise or protection of that right.

• If a request is made on behalf of another person, the requester must submit proof of the capacity in which the requester is making the request to the satisfaction of the contact person.

ii. FeesA requester who seeks access to a record containing personal information about that requester is not required to pay the request fee. Every other requester, who is not a personal requester, must pay the required request fee:

• The fee that the requester must pay to a private body is R50. The requester may lodge an application to the court against the tender or payment of the request fee.

• After the contact person has made a decision on the request, the requester will be notified in the required form.

• If the request is granted then a further access fee must be paid for reproduction and for search and preparation and for any time that has exceeded the prescribed hours to search and prepare the record for disclosure.

PART VI(Other information as may be prescribed under section 51(1)(f))

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has not made any regulations in this regard

PART VII(Availability of manual under section 51(3))

This manual is available for inspection by the general public upon request, during office hours and free of charge, at the offices of Stellenbosch Vineyards Ltd. Copies may also be requested from the South African Human Rights Commission and the Government Gazette. The manual is also published on Stellenbosch Vineyards’s website referred to above.

PART VIII(Prescribed forms and fee structure in respect of private bodies)

The forms and fee structure prescribed under the Act are available at the website of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (www.doj.gov.za), under the "regulations" section.